 | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors! —Kirby Warden
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| | | dude...you just suckered me into a debate! But that's ok, let's see if I can score a couple of points for myself... A collector is a person who collects... well gee...you've successfully defined what a collector is. Now how about defining what it (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors! —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | (...) Sorry, not my intent...just adding the missing dictionary definitions. (...) Complaints can be forwarded to: -The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors! —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | (...) Again, from Dictionary.com: col·lect1 (k-lkt) v. col·lect·ed, col·lect·ing, col·lects v. tr. 1. To bring together in a group or mass; gather. 2. To accumulate as a hobby or for study. 3. To call for and obtain payment of: collect taxes. 4. To (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors! —Kirby Warden
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| | | | | Yup that's pretty much what I said earlier, thanks :^) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Misnomer: we are all Lego collectors! —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | (...) And this right here is my point of contention. My hobby is not to collect LEGO bricks. My hobby is Building. My collection is merely a side effect of the necessity for having LEGO bricks with which to build. You wouldn't call a home builder a (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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